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Old 02-06-2023, 12:13 PM   #67
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Default Re: #Dungeon23 Megadungeon Challenge

Feb 6 etr

Description: A 6 yard by 10 yard oval chamber with an underground water channel taking up half of it. It appears to be a natural rock cavity.

Occupants: Nine Metal Balls with arms, legs, and little mechanical eyes. The small gadgets are intelligent, and will talk incessantly to each other. The refer to themselves as the "Frooglings", and talk often of the maker and creator, the ingenious Dylan Ferlak. They are desperate to reach him and save him from the evil wizard Polriket. He's a Dwarven Artificer who is really good with machines, or so they say. They are afraid of the water, saying that was "Diver's Job". Each has a name and a small difference from the others:
  • Hoover: Has a small propeller on his head, and the flying trait
  • Shooter: shoots small rocks from a hole in its chest. Can attack every other round, skill 14, 1d crushing damage, range 5/10
  • Hammer: Carries a hammer almost as big as he is: Skill 14, 1d+2 crushing
  • Walls: Has picks instead of hands, and can scale rock walls at a rate of 1/yard.
  • Tumble: Takes no damage from being thrown or dropped
  • Speedy: has wheels on its feet and enhanced move 2.
  • Torch: Has a jet fire attack, skill 14, 1d burning damage, range 3/6, and an additional DR 5 vs. Fire.
  • Glow: Glows with a brightness equivalent to torchlight, and has +3 will. Acts as the leader.
  • Diver: Not present, but he apparently could swim and they all talk about how they lost him in the channel.
If attacked, they will defend themselves as best they can. They can be convinced to help with the delve, if they are convinced it will help them find Dylan! they will help with a single room in exchange for being let out of the cave.

Code:
ST 5      HP 5         Speed 7
DX 12    Will 9        Move 3
IQ 9      Per 12        
HT 12    FP NA        SM -5

Dodge 10    Parry NA    DR 8

Kick(12): 1d-2 cr, Close reach

Traits: Nocturnal (Mana-based)*, Doesn't Eat or Drink, Doesn't Sleep, Machine, No Neck, Mechanical Mind**, Gregarious, Hidebound, Sense of Duty (Dylan Ferlak)

*The machines cease moving or being aware in low or no mana regions
** Like Digital Mind, but mechanical
Exits: Two underwater passages where the channel comes in and goes out.

Treasure: Glow can be smashed treated as an permenant continual light item... but his weight: 10 lbs means he's only likely to sell as though he was a quarter of the price of $8,000. It would take an exceptional buyer to want the frooglings, but one could possibly be found.
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